The Ides of March is bad luck for Julius Caesar, the Cincinnati Red Stockings become the first pro baseball team, "The Godfather" premieres, and the first Internet domain name is registered, all on this day.
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1942: Country music singer-songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker, who is most famous for writing the song "Mr. Bojangles," is born Ronald Clyde Crosby in Oneonta, N.Y.